WeatherWeather in advance - cold, wet and windy last monthForecast for tournament - cold, cloudy and windy with a chance of showers at the weekend

CourseOpened - Autumn 2007Course designer - Graham MarshSpecial features - environmental area created from ash pile deposits from power stationGeneral playability - course management is a mustUndulating / flat - flatTree lined / exposed - tree plantations in and around lakes, course surrounded by large areas of treesMany / few water hazards - one large lake, one smallChanges to the course - 16th tee uses one of the 13th's tees to lengthen it by 45 yards

Other features- The course has over 95 very large and spectacular looking bunkers- One of the bunkers is over 140 yards long with more than 15 large fingers jutting out into fairways with a further five or six fingers coming out of each- Course is built on 15 metres of ash deposited in this area over a period of 40-45 years